Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
- Delta Plastics acquires reclaimer and bag maker
- New ag plastics recycling facility coming to California
- CalRecycle provides funds for plastics operations
Asia
- Chinese company to open South Carolina recycling facility
- Chinese pipe maker to open U.S. processing plant
- Chinese tariffs on U.S. scrap plastics take effect
Brand owners
- Appliance maker details its use of recycled plastics
- Reclaimer argues for goal of 50 percent RPET bottles
- RPET minimum content bill fails
Canada
- Provincial progress
- Toronto struggles to find a market for curbside foam
- Company announces improved PET chemical recycling method
Challenging materials
- Former QRS Maryland facility will not reopen
- Industry groups: EU regulation would end e-plastics recycling
- High-level deals bolster multi-layer film recycling tech
Collection
Container deposits
- In Our Opinion: Why deposits make sense for retailers
- England plans to enact deposit program
- Deposit program to fund charities with uncollected dimes
Courts/lawsuits
- Amazon settles ‘biodegradable’ claims case
- Stolen pallet recycling lands two execs in prison
- Guilty plea in plastic crate recycling scheme
EPR/stewardship
- Provincial progress
- Mandatory plastic packaging policies delayed
- Little agreement on Conn. packaging EPR
Europe
- Industry groups: EU regulation would end e-plastics recycling
- Appliance maker details its use of recycled plastics
- FDA issues slew of letters for food-contact recycled plastics
Exports
- Exports to Thailand collapse after ban
- Chinese tariffs on U.S. scrap plastics take effect
- Markets update: Asian countries further limit plastic imports
Film
- Major packaging company announces goals
- Public and private sectors focus on plastic bags
- Project probes recovered film market potential
HDPE
- Composite lumber manufacturer to be acquired
- Project probes recovered film market potential
- Quantifying environmental benefits of recycled plastic
Industry groups
- Lobbying efforts expand to promote recycling
- Industry groups: EU regulation would end e-plastics recycling
- Growth of an ‘action agent’
LDPE
- Composite lumber manufacturer to be acquired
- Project probes recovered film market potential
- Recovering metal-LDPE mix from carton residue
Legislation
- Lobbying efforts expand to promote recycling
- RPET minimum content bill fails
- Public and private sectors focus on plastic bags
Marine debris
- Appliance maker details its use of recycled plastics
- Experts provide update on marine plastics project
- Basel amendment could further slow U.S. plastic exports
Markets
- Former QRS Maryland facility will not reopen
- Chinese company to open South Carolina recycling facility
- Freight disruptions squeeze recycling industry
Opinion
- In Our Opinion: Why deposits make sense for retailers
- In My Opinion: Launchpad for circularity
- In Our Opinion: Collection is only half the battle
PET
- Appliance maker details its use of recycled plastics
- Reclaimer argues for goal of 50 percent RPET bottles
- RPET minimum content bill fails
PP
- Pyrolysis firm unveils recycled chemicals to make olefins
- Quantifying environmental benefits of recycled plastic
- Project drives recovery of bumper plastics
Processing
- Major packaging company announces goals
- Chinese company to open South Carolina recycling facility
- Pyrolysis firm unveils recycled chemicals to make olefins
PS
- Pyrolysis firm unveils recycled chemicals to make olefins
- Toronto struggles to find a market for curbside foam
- PS foam recycling startup receives investment
PVC
- Where exports displaced from China are finding a home
- Project recycles 10 tons of PVC gift cards
- Study digs into demand for recovered resin
Research
- Research estimates higher U.S. plastics disposal
- Reclaimer argues for goal of 50 percent RPET bottles
- Project drives recovery of bumper plastics
Rigid plastics
- Major packaging company announces goals
- Plastic reclaimer sells single-stream facility
- E-plastics market shift spawns domestic processing plant